Mapping the intimate relationship mind : comparisons between three models of attachment representations
| dc.contributor.author | Overall, Nickola | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-28T22:05:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-09-28T22:05:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This study tested and compared three models of the way multiple attachment working models are cognitively organized and structured. Model 1 suggests that attachment representation consists of relationship-specific working models and a single global working model that summarizes attachment across an individual's various specific relationships. Model 2 proposes that, instead of a global working model, three independent general attachment representations exist for the relationship domains of family, friendships and romantic partners. Model 3 describes attachment representation as a complex network of interconnected working models, constructed of both relationship-specific and relationship domain representations that are nested under an overarching global working model. Two hundred participants (100 males and 100 females) completed self-report ratings of general attachment within each of the three relationship domains, and self-report ratings of attachment for three specific relationships within each domain. As predicted, confirmatory factor analyses revealed, across both types of measurement and both attachment dimensions, that the best-fitting model was Model 3. These results were replicated across gender and current relationship status. Contrary to predictions, no differences in level of domain-differentiation were found according to levels of attachment anxious/ambivalence, avoidance, or attributional complexity. Implications for attachment theory and research, and the development, function and use of attachment working models are discussed. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10092/104492 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.26021/13589 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.rights | All Rights Reserved | en |
| dc.rights.uri | https://canterbury.libguides.com/rights/theses | en |
| dc.subject | Attachment behavior | en |
| dc.subject | Interpersonal relations | en |
| dc.title | Mapping the intimate relationship mind : comparisons between three models of attachment representations | en |
| dc.type | Theses / Dissertations | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Psychology | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Canterbury | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en |
| uc.bibnumber | 807045 | en |
| uc.college | Faculty of Science | en |